GroupFor

Groupfor is a term encountered in multiple domains without a standardized definition. It may appear as a product or project name, or as a shorthand in programming for a function that creates groups from a collection by a key or predicate. In software libraries, a function or method named groupFor is often used to describe grouping items into buckets; typical usage involves supplying a collection and a key extractor, resulting in a map from keys to lists of items. This follows the general pattern of grouping utilities such as groupBy, partition, or aggregate by category.

In mathematics or logic, "group-for" is not a standard technical term; if used, it is often in prose to describe a construction that, for a given criterion, assigns a group structure to a set or to objects in a category; such usage is not canonical and depends on author interpretation.

In sociological or organizational contexts, "group for" can be read as phrase indicating a focus group or a group formed for a particular purpose (e.g., a group for project planning). The capitalization GroupFor or GroupFor may appear as a brand or project name.

See also: groupBy, clustering, aggregation, categorization, grouping function.

No single, authoritative definition exists as of now; the term's meaning is highly context-dependent.